After breakfsat, we boarded the bus and drove to Carthage to visit the jail and visitors center there. While we waited for the tour, the gathering room was filled
with wonderful music as your LIGHT kids sang the songs of Zion. We first saw a video about the martyrdom and then were taken to the jail and learned about the living conditions that existed in 1844. We visited two jail cells, one for small crimes and a heavy duty one upstairs for more serious offences. We learned that because of the heat of the day, the jailor had let Joseph and company stay in his bedroom upstairs so they could be more comfortable. 
While the jailor was away, the mob gathered and began to shoot. We saw the bullet hole in the door and pock marks where bullets had landed. It was a very sombering scene as we contemplated what really happened there almost 165 years ago. We walked the floor where Hyrum fell dead from a single shot to his face and peered from the window to the ground below where Joseph had fallen after receiving mortal wounds. After leaving the jail, we lingered outside, took pictures and then ran next door for some lunch.
As we boarded the bus for the return trip, Dean, our personal LIGHT bus driver, let people know not to walk in front of the bus while boarding. A well-timed hand on the air horn for unsuspecting people provided quite a few laughs. When we returned to Nauvoo, Tim ran a well-needed rehearsal and the kids added some new notes to the songs that had here-to-fore been missing.
At 5:00 we gathered at the Hotel Nauvoo where we engaged a challenging buffet. I'm not sure who won, but the food was good and plentiful. You'd be in heaven if you loved ribs. At 7:00, we went to the Nauvoo Cultural Hall and
watched a presentation called "Rendezvous". It was put on by the senior missionaries and was full of drama and song as we heard about the life of several people as they lived in and ultimately were obliged to leave Nauvoo (willingly, of course, because they had to). It was a very funny show and most enjoyable. If you come to Nauvoo, DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW!
with wonderful music as your LIGHT kids sang the songs of Zion. We first saw a video about the martyrdom and then were taken to the jail and learned about the living conditions that existed in 1844. We visited two jail cells, one for small crimes and a heavy duty one upstairs for more serious offences. We learned that because of the heat of the day, the jailor had let Joseph and company stay in his bedroom upstairs so they could be more comfortable. 
While the jailor was away, the mob gathered and began to shoot. We saw the bullet hole in the door and pock marks where bullets had landed. It was a very sombering scene as we contemplated what really happened there almost 165 years ago. We walked the floor where Hyrum fell dead from a single shot to his face and peered from the window to the ground below where Joseph had fallen after receiving mortal wounds. After leaving the jail, we lingered outside, took pictures and then ran next door for some lunch.As we boarded the bus for the return trip, Dean, our personal LIGHT bus driver, let people know not to walk in front of the bus while boarding. A well-timed hand on the air horn for unsuspecting people provided quite a few laughs. When we returned to Nauvoo, Tim ran a well-needed rehearsal and the kids added some new notes to the songs that had here-to-fore been missing.
At 5:00 we gathered at the Hotel Nauvoo where we engaged a challenging buffet. I'm not sure who won, but the food was good and plentiful. You'd be in heaven if you loved ribs. At 7:00, we went to the Nauvoo Cultural Hall and
watched a presentation called "Rendezvous". It was put on by the senior missionaries and was full of drama and song as we heard about the life of several people as they lived in and ultimately were obliged to leave Nauvoo (willingly, of course, because they had to). It was a very funny show and most enjoyable. If you come to Nauvoo, DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW!
Im so glad that you were able to see the senior missionaries show, it would have been sad to miss that show! I love you all and am so glad that Bro Allred is blogging for all of us to see! It feels like we are apart of it! Miss you Laurisa!
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